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LAHORE: A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team on Friday again served summons on former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for May 23 to record their statements in the Al-Qadir Trust probe. Earlier, the NAB had summoned the couple for investigation into the alleged misuse of authority as public office holder in aiding and abetting illegal transfer of …

LAHORE: In a significant judgement, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday set aside decisions of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the National Assembly (NA) speaker to accept the resignation of 72 PTI lawmakers from Punjab, effectively paving the way for their return to the house. The decision was announced by Justice Shahid Karim on the petitions filed …

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday declared that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during his time as the chief minister of Punjab, did not obtain any benefit from the government funds or misused his public office in the Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme case. It also cleared other co-accused, including senior bureaucrat Fawad Hasan Fawad, former director general of the Lahore Development …

The PTI on Saturday announced its support for the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) candidate in the upcoming election for the Karachi mayor’s slot. The PTI announced the decision on Twitter, further alleging that the PPP — a top contender in the mayoral election — had been involved in pre-poll rigging and kidnapping of local government representatives.   The announcement comes amid talks between the …

The government on Saturday constituted a judicial commission comprising three senior judges tasked with probing the veracity of recent audio leaks and “their impact on the independence of judiciary”. According to a notification issued by the government — a copy of which is available with Dawn.com — the commission will be headed Justice Qazi Faez Isa, senior puisne judge of the Supreme …

The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) ruled on Friday that a person cannot change their gender at will and declared certain sections of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 against Sharia. Acting FSC Chief Justice Dr Syed Muhammad Anwer and Justice Khadim Hussain announced the reserved verdict on a set of petitions challenging the law. The National Assembly had enacted the Transgender Persons …

LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said everyone is condemning the attack on army installations and demanded a probe into it. At his maiden press conference following his arrest that provoked countrywide riots, when asked if he condemned the attack on the Corps Commander House in Lahore, he replied: “Who is not condemning the burning of the Lahore Corps Commander …

Anchorperson Imran Riaz’s father became teary-eyed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday, pleading for mercy, as the whereabouts of his son remain unknown since his arrest on May 11 from the Sialkot airport. Imran was among those taken into custody following protests that broke out in the aftermath of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest. Later, his lawyer told Dawn.com that a writ petition was …

ISLAMABAD: The number of PTI leaders to quit the party in the aftermath of May 9 violence increased to six on Thursday after Malik Amin Aslam, Dr Muhammad Amjad and Dr Imran Ali Shah announced their decision to part ways with the party. Earlier, on Wednesday, three leaders, including former federal minister Aamer Mehmood Kiani, MNA from Karachi Mahmood Baqi Moulvi and MPA …

LAHORE: As the 24-hour deadline given by the Punjab government to Imran Khan to hand over the alleged 30-40 terrorists hiding in his house ended at 2pm on Thursday, the Lahore police received no order to launch the proposed operation till late in night. On the other hand, provincial caretaker Information Minister Amir Mir said police would send a ‘delegation’ …